The Stand (2020) Episode 2 Review

CBS All Access When I approached the new version of The Stand, I was hopeful. My hopes were quickly dashed in the first episode, which I’ve reviewed here. The second episode, titled “Pocket Savior”, did very little to restore my hope for the series. By choosing to continue the flashback narrative structure, the series keeps … Continue reading The Stand (2020) Episode 2 Review

Misguided Truth – Review of “The Sandman” Episode Five “24/7”

There’s a term I learned while studying story craft that is purely a function of television series called the “bottle episode” (TVtropes.org). Over the course of a given season, a TV show typically spends the majority of its budget on the opening episode and the closing episodes. A bottle episode is normally somewhere in the … Continue reading Misguided Truth – Review of “The Sandman” Episode Five “24/7”